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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    Heading Downtown from West 9th Street in Los Angeles, California.

  • Downtown L.A.

    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The Historic Core: State Theatre, at the intersection of South Broadway and 7th Street, is a Beaux-Arts style theater that opened in 1921.

  • Downtown L.A.

    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The scene in Downtown L.A.

  • Downtown L.A.

    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    A look at the Jewelry District. 

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The Society of Art Los Angeles, known as SOLA, is a non-profit hosting community exhibitions and talks.

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    SOLO presents “Kimono Wednesdays” by Pandasex (Gregory Chikara Shimada) and Parker Koo Ito, on view until Nov. 6.

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    In the Fashion District, Pop DTLA carries indie brands like Natashia Miyazaki.

  • Downtown L.A.

    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    Outside Swedish coffee shop ilCaffè.

  • Downtown L.A.

    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    Around the corner from Acne Studios, the Little Smoke pop-up sells homemade, organic incenses.

  • Downtown L.A.

    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The scene in Downtown L.A.

  • Downtown L.A.

    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The scene in Downtown L.A.

  • Downtown L.A.

    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The ceiling is high at the hub of Hotel Per La, a historical building completed in 1922 that originally housed the Bank of Italy — now Bank of America.

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The rooftop of Hotel Per La from inside Bar Clara. 

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The pool at Hotel Per La. 

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The drinks are icy at Bar Clara, where mixologist Coleen “Coco” Morton offers a long list of flavored spritzes. 

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    The “pink” spritz (gin, herbal liquer, grapefruit, rosemary and prosecco rosé); “margarit” (tequila, blood orange, agave, lemon and chocolate bitters), and “aurora” (Japanese gin. kumquat, vanilla, lime, and tonic).

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    A bedroom in a suite of Hotel Per La. 

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    Chef Courtney Van Dyke oversees the kitchen at Hotel Per La’s restaurant, Per L’Ora (tuna carpaccio, lobster tagliatelle, veal Milanese).

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The scene in Downtown L.A.

  • Downtown L.A.

    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The scene in Downtown L.A.

  • Downtown L.A.

    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    Toy District: A mural of the late Tupac Shakur, Nipsey Hussle and Kobe Bryant by artists Price Goodman and Milenko Mladjenovic.

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    Little Tokyo’s main hub, Japanese Village Plaza, a complex with markets, restaurants and gift shops.

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The scene in Little Tokyo.

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    The scene in Little Tokyo.

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    Little Tokyo on East 2nd Street, near Sushi Gen and Wolf & Crane.

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    Hauser & Wirth opened in the Arts District in 2016.

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    The scene in downtown L.A.
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    Next door to Youth to the People’s storefront, neon lights artist Lili Lakich occupies the original location of the Museum of Neon Art, which she co-founded in 1981.

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